Interventions, WHO 144th EB

The WMA follows carefully the activities of the World Health Organization, including its governing meetings which take place in January and May each year. Having an official observer status with the WHO, the WMA can submit policy statements to its Executive Board and World Health Assembly.

Statements submitted to the WHO Executive Board (January 2019):

• Item 5.4 Implementation of the 203o Agenda for Sustainable Development
• Item 5.5 Primary health care towards universal health coverage
• Item 5.5 Community health workers delivering primary health care: opportunities and challenges (WHPA intervention)
• Item 5.6 Health, environment and climate change
• Item 5.8 Antimicrobial resistance (joint intervention with IFMSA)
• Item 6.3 Human resources for health (WHPA intervention)
• Item 6.4 WHO Global Action Plan to Promote the Health of Refugees and Migrants
• Item 6.6 Global action on patient safety
• Item 6.6 Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities (WHPA intervention)

Statements by non-State actor in official relations with WHO at the WHO governing body meetings